Posted in: Static Block. Vs Initialization Block
The static modifier is used to create variables and methods that will exist
independently of any instances created for the class. All static members exist
before you ever make a new instance of a class, and there will be only one copy of a static member regardless of the number of instances of that class.
In the below cases we can not mark as static :
independently of any instances created for the class. All static members exist
before you ever make a new instance of a class, and there will be only one copy of a static member regardless of the number of instances of that class.
In the below cases we can not mark as static :
- Constructors (makes no sense; a constructor is used only to create instances)
- Classes (unless they are nested)
- Interfaces
- Method local inner classes
- Inner class methods and instance variables
- Local variables